Loader mechanism for guided missile launching system



Jan. 26, 1965 M. J. BAUER ETAL LOADER MEICHANISMk FOR GUIDED MISSILELAUNCl-.IING SYSTEM Filed July 6, 1960 154 Sheets-Sheet l MYRON J. BAUERr'OBERTE'. CARLBERG "I RICHARD C. WILSON Jan. 26, 1965 M. J. BAUER ETALLOADER MECHANISM FOR GUIDED MISSILE LAUNCHING SYSTEM Filed July 6, 1960134 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jan. 26, 1965 M. J. BAUER ETAL LOADER MECHANISM FORGUIDED MISSILE LAUNCHING SYSTEM Filed July 6, 1960 134 Sheets-Sheet 3Jan. 26, 1965 M. J. BAUER ETAL v 3,166,975

LOADER MECHANISM FDR GUIDED Mrssn LADNCHING SYSTEM Filed July 6, 1960134 Sheets-Sheet 4 M. .1. BAUER ETAL 3,166,976

LOADER MECHANISM FOR GUIDED MISSILE LAUNCHING SYSTEM Jan. 26, 1965 134Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed July 6, 1960 Jan. 26, 1965 M. J. BAUER ETAL LOADERMECHANISM FOR GUIDED MISSILE LAUNCHING SYSTEM Filed July 6. 1960 134Sheets-Sheet 6 Ooon Jan. 26, 1965 M. J. BAUER ETAL 3,156,976

LOADER MECHANISM FOR GUIDED MISSILE LAUNCHING SYSTEM Filed July 6, 1960134 SheetS-Sheel 7 Jan. 26, 1965 Filed July 6, 1960 M. J. BAUER ETALLOADER MECHANISM FOR GUIDED MISSILE LAUNCHING SYSTEM AREA 2 soo a/ 134Sheets-Sheet 8 FIG. 4B

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LOADER MECHANISM FOR GUIDED MIssILE LAUNCHING SYSTEM Filed July 6. 1960154 Sheets-Sheet 9 AREA 2 aolz FIG. 4C

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LOADER MECHANISM FOR GUIDED MISSILE LAUNCHING SYSTEM Filed July 6, 1960134 Sheets-Sheet 10 Jam. 26, 1965 M. J. BAUER ETAL 3,165,975

LOADER MECHANISM FOR GUIDED MISSILE LAUNCHING SYSTEM Filed July 6, 1960134 Sheets-Sheet l1 LOADER LOCAL CONTROL STATION FIG. 5A

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LOADER MECHANISM FOR GUIDED MISSILE LAUNCHING SYSTEM Filed July 6, 1960134 Sheets-Sheet 13 u QU if BOIS Jan. 26, 1965 M. J. BAUER ETAL3,165,976

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LoAnER MECHANISM FOR GUIDED Mssm: LAUNCHING SYSTEM Filed .my 6. 1960 134Sheets-Sheet 16 FIG. 7

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LOADER MECHANISM FOR GUIDED MISSILE LAUNCHING SYSTEM Filed July e, 19Go134 sheets-Sheet 2o FIG. 9

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1. IN A MISSILE LAUNCHING SYSTEM, THE COMBINATION OF A MISSILE LAUNCHERHAVING A PLURALITY OF LAUNCHING GUIDE ARMS WITH A LOADER FORTRANSFERRING THE MISSILE FROM A READY SERVICE AREA TO A FLOATING TRACKADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO LAUNCHER GUIDE ARMS COMPRISING A LINK CHAIN,TRACK MEANS EXTENDING FROM THE FLOATING TRACK TO A READY SERVICE AREAAND BEYOND SAID AREA A DISTANCE EQUAL TO THE DISTANCE FROM THE READYSERVICE AREA TO THE FLOATING TRACK, SAID TRACK MEANS HOUSING THE LINKCHAIN DURING ITS LOADING OPERATION AND ITS RETRACTING OPERATION, MEANSENGAGING THE CHAIN LINKS FOR DRIVING THE CHAIN IN EITHER THE LOADINGOPERATION OR THE RETRACTING OPERATION, MEANS ATTACHED TO THE LINK CHAINTO ENGAGE THE MISSILE, A FEEDER